Such a technology slut

So all those who know me know that I love me some electronics.  Can't get enough of them.  I could care less about having the latest "bag" (I even still call them purses...shudder!) or pair of jeans or whatnot.  Bring me the electronics.  I have always been that way.  Probably came from my stepfather with whom I lived growing up.  He could be classified as a nerd, I suppose in some crowds, but he showed me the love of a clear picture and the latest gadget.  Fabulous man, he is.

So my love affair with technology began some time ago.  But my love affair with Apple products only began a short while ago.  The Ex and I purchased a new 24" iMac back in February.  This new computer brought with it a renewed affection for all things techy.   All the things I wished I could do on my PC (you know, simple things like...oh I don't know...getting video OFF the damn camera and into the damn computer?) are just so easy and fabulous on my mac.  I love it.  It is really true when they say once you go mac, you never go back.

So when the new generation iphone started leaking about...I coveted it.  I watched and read all the articles on how it was so much faster and better than the first phone and I knew that I would be waiting until the new version came out before got it.  I even went so far as to set aside money from my tax return back in April so that when it came out in July I could finally have it!

So on Friday July 19th I went over to my local mall ready to buy the phone to find out that people were waiting in line for over 5 hours.  Holy shit.  I had the kid with me and obviously hadn't prepared for THAT long a wait (I was expecting about 2 hours), so I had to abandon my quest for that day.  It wasn't meant to be on the first day.  However 2 days later, I knew I couldn't wait any longer.  I went over and got in line.  I made arrangements with Ex to have her come by the mall and rescue The Boy and watch him while I waited my life away if I had to.  I waited in line for 3 hours and left with my iphone.  I love it.  It really was worth that wait.

BUT!!!  What I didn't even realize at the time was that it possessed something so wonderful that it would surpass even my high expectations of it.  And that something is the ability for a certain small someone in my life to be able to watch full episodes of Thomas the Train and/or Bob the Builder on said gadget (pictured above).  It buys me time when we are eating in a restaurant, or during a particularly bad car ride.  And it even buys me a few extra minutes while I am trying to get a blog post up when said small someone would really like his lunch.  I LOVE it!